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Miss
Annie Oakley 2012 Elisabeth Harless poses with the shooting style that
won her the title.
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Harless
takes Miss Annie Oakley 2012 Honors
By Bob Robinson
The finalists had to go past 85 feet, then to 90 feet before
eliminations began. This despite brief gusting winds that made the
challenge more difficult.
At 105 feet – a distance not seen in years – Elisabeth Harless emerged
as the lone standing contestant… and Miss Annie Oakley 2012.
She said later that she practiced at home… the end of her house was
exactly 125 feet from the fence where she put her target. She was ready
to go the distance if needed.
“I got really scared when I missed my two practice shots,” she said.
“I’m still shaking.”
Harless, 16, a sophomore at Tri-Village High School, said she was ready
for – and looking forward to – her duties over the next year. They
started at 7 p.m. Thursday when, shortly after winning her title, she
took part in a Pilgrimage to Annie Oakley’s grave to lay a wreath upon
it.
Miss Harless will be at the Annie Oakley Days celebration the entire
weekend. She was sponsored by Jack and Carol Harless. Her hobbies are
writing poems, being outdoors, hunting, riding horses, singing and
playing in the creek.
First Runner-up was Courtney Osborne, 14, also a sophomore at
Tri-Village High School. She was sponsored by New Madison Mini Mart.
Second Runner-up was Rachel Francis, 17, a senior at Ansonia High
School. She was sponsored by Francis Auto Image. Her hobbies are
cheerleading, basketball, track, FFA, cake decorating, camping, fishing
and cooking.
Third Runner-up was Alyssa Baumgardner, 15, a sophomore at Greenville
High School. She was sponsored by Greenville Car Wash. Her hobbies are
cheering, cake decorating, softball, running, volleyball and
scrapbooking.
The winner of the Annie Oakley Costume contest was Caitlin
Litten, 14, a Freshman at Bradford High School. She was sponsored by
Shook Cycle Service LLC.
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Left
to right: Miss Annie Oakley 2011 Laura Francis, Best Costume winner
Cailin Litten, First Runner-up
Courtney Osborne, Miss Annie Oakley 2012 Elisabeth Harless, Second
Runner-up Rachel Francis,
Third Runner-up Alyssa Baumgardner and Annie Oakley Impersonator
Loretta Jones.
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Annie
Oakley 2011 Laura Francis hands the trophy to Miss Annie Oakley 2012
Elisabeth Harless.
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Annie
Oakley 2011 Laura Francis pins a corsage on First Runner-up Courtney
Osborne.
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Annie
Oakley 2011 Laura Francis pins a corsage on Second Runner-up Rachel
Francis.
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Annie
Oakley 2011 Laura Francis pins a corsage on the Annie Oakley Costume
winner Cailin Litten.
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